PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I like to consider myself a no-nonsense person and always try to be brief and to the point in the things I do, even in the reviews I write. Accordingly, I prefer books which are not very gung-ho about trivialities and remain on […]
Seriously, Sitara? | Nishat Fatima | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Nishat Fatima, the highly renowned and celebrated editor of Harper’s Bazaar India has come out with her debut novel – Seriously, Sitara? The self-confessed romance fan is now here with her romantic-comedy to amuse the Indian readers. So let’s find out whether this […]
The Troubleshooter | Sanjay Shankar | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 After the success of the Banker series written by Ravi Subramanian, a number of books on similar subjects have been written. A few of them have been successful like ’31: A Thriller’ by Upendra Namburi; a few of them have gone bust. Coming […]
Ohh! Gods are Online | Rashma Kalsie & George Dixon | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 2/5 WRITING STYLE: 1.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 Srishti is one of the fastest-growing publishing houses in India. The books published by Srishti have a decent story and also do well commercially. We have reviewed quite a few books published by them – “The Secrets of the Dark”, “The Homing Pigeons”, […]
The Virgins | Siddharth Tripathi | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 In the first look, The Virgins did not appear to be of my preferred genre. So when I received the review copy, I was a little apprehensive about the book and to add to my great dismal the cover did not do much […]
Jacob Hills | Ismita Tandon Dhankher | Book Review
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I have always been fascinated by the Indian military system; be it the army, navy, air force or any other. I’ve read quite a few books on the subject but all of them were thrillers or biographies or war treatises. So this book, […]
The Hope Factory | Lavanya Sankaran | Book Review
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Before I review The Hope Factory, there is something that I need to admit. I am more inclined towards reading thrillers rather than drama. The reason is that the chances of a character going through social troubles are a lot lesser in thrillers. […]
A Game of Thrones | George R.R. Martin | Book Review
PLOT: 5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 CLIMAX: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 “When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.” – Cersei Lannister There are very few books which deserve to be acknowledged in the category of Epics. A Game of Thrones is certainly one of them. The first book in […]
Love is Vodka | Amit Shankar | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT STYLE: 3/5 Love is Vodka is a book written by Amit Shankar which talks about the journey of a teenage girl Moon. The book is written in a breezy style describing the life of the young teenager and her subsequent adventures with guys, career and […]
Horseshoe Garage | Hitesha | Book Review
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I received this book review copy from Leadstart Corp. Jufic Books, a brand under Leadstart, has been doing a tremendous job in terms of script selection and quality printing. I have previously reviewed one book by Jufic – “Marry Go Round”. It was […]
The Zoya Factor | Anuja Chauhan | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Statutory Warning: Don’t read this book in public. You will laugh so much, people will think you are mad. Cricket is one of India’s biggest craze and is considered a second religion by many. Not many books have been written on the subject […]
Scandal Point | Manju Jaidka | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 Scandal Point, written by Manju Jaidka, is a historical fiction novel. The genre was the sole reason why I decided to read and review this book. I associate this genre with greats like Chris Kuzneski, Dan Brown, Andy McDermott or Ashwin Sanghi and […]